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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (11 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Geographical Indications identify a product whose quality, reputation or other such characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. Once a producer or producer group has drafted the product specification and the product's link to the geographical area, the application is sent to my Department to assess its suitability for progressing to the next stage. My Department, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (11 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The list of financial allocations from my Department under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) Fund for each of the years 2022 and 2023 is set out below. Table BAR Allocation Sector/Scheme 2022 BAR Allocation €000 Sector/Scheme 2022 BAR Allocation €000 Horticulture 1,500 Marketing and Processing ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 (Fisheries) Amendment Act, the 1933 Foreshore (as amended) and applicable National and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisors, as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine has a robust process in place to track SSL cert expiry and ensure renewals of SSL certificates occur in a timely fashion. The Department’s websites have not suffered from a period of SSL cert expiry over the last ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department completed a comprehensive review of all costings before launching the the latest round of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) to bring the reference costs in line with the receipted costs being submitted. There can be a wide range of costs for a particular piece of tillage equipment depending upon the manufacturer, the model and the specification of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It will pay farmers €1.5 billion over its lifetime, which is the largest sum ever committed to an agri-environment scheme in Ireland. I am delighted to have approved over 46,000 farmers for entry to the scheme earlier this year. A key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continues to support the horticulture industry in Ireland with a range of initiatives. The National Exchequer funded 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector has an increased budget of €10 million and is currently open for applications. The Scheme is open to growers in all horticultural sectors including beekeeping and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme is subject to State Aid rules and to an ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment process, which is well advanced. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the weekly Forestry Dashboard sets out a series of forestry statistics in the form of a series of charts and tables. The table in question shows the monthly target for processing files with ecology input, versus what actually issued that each month. Unfortunately, due to a technical issue when being updated, the legends on this table defaulted from the proper titles,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and contribute to our overall climate and environmental targets. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval from the EU Commission. It is also subject to an ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The fully completed and correct Merchant Retail application form was received in my Department on behalf of the named company on 6 June. Such licence applications are generally processed within 28 days where possible. My Department has informed the applicant that the necessary approval on-site inspection is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 4 July. Once the inspection is completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been in direct contact with the solicitor acting in this matter, and she is aware that matters have significantly moved on. Extensive research into the historical title of this property was carried out by my Department, and it has been established that the lands in question did not form part of the lands in the Estate of Oranmore and Browne (Record No CDB9688, LC3358 and...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: These amendments have come back from the Seanad following further engagement on the Bill. Amendment No. 2 is necessary to alter the definition of "companion animals" to set out that the animals concerned are to be kept for domestic purposes only. By way of an example, this is to ensure that when this Bill applies to companion animals, we are not putting dogs used in racing in breeding, or...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I think so.

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Amendment No. 5 is necessary to allow me to make regulations for dispensing of veterinary medicinal products in a research environment. Amendment No. 7 is necessary as the matter is deemed substantive. This provision continues the current practice of allowing a veterinarian not to provide a veterinary prescription for a companion animal if the owner of the animal agrees. The owner of such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and our overall climate and environment. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval under the Guidelines from the EU Commission. My Department has been engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Women Farmer's Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS 3 opened to applicants on 21 June 2023, with some 260 applications submitted to date. The new CAP places a particular focus on generational renewal and on promoting the participation of women in the social and economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. Gender equality is also a key objective of the United...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The details requested are an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves and as such I have referred this query to the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and have asked that they respond directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has a wide-ranging set of software products, from open source to proprietary, to subscription based, that in turn use a number of different licensing models. These all undergo strict governance. Some models of operation allow the Department flexibility over limited periods of time, e.g. when testing, piloting a product, or patching. In understanding this question, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It will pay farmers €1.5 billion over its lifetime. This is the largest sum ever committed to an agri-environment scheme in Ireland. Over 46,000 farmers were approved for entry to the scheme earlier this year. A key feature of ACRES...